Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M2 Portable vs Seagate STBC3000101 external hard drive

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M2 Portable:1 TB
- STBC3000101 external hard drive:3 TB
Bus powered
- M2 Portable:USB
- STBC3000101 external hard drive:No
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- STBC3000101 external hard drive:124 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- STBC3000101 external hard drive:44 mm
Height
- M2 Portable:17.6 mm
- STBC3000101 external hard drive:158 mm
Weight
- M2 Portable:155 g
- STBC3000101 external hard drive:1.08 kg

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Comparison of M2 Portable, STBC3000101
23 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Seagate STBC3000101 external hard drive Model STBC3000101 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81.9 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	110.6 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	1.08 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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